 Dire was the tossing, deep the groans : Despair Tended the sick, busiest from couch to couch ; And over them triumphant Death his dart Shook, but delay'd to strike, though oft invoked With vows, as their chief good, and final hope.  The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for ... - Trang 2031809Xem Toàn bộ - Giới thiệu về cuốn sách này
 | William Shakespeare - 1780 - 288 trang
...Milion has an exceeding fine one in the defcription of his La2ar-houfc. Defpair Tended the fick, bufieft from couch to couch, And over them triumphant death his dart Shook— but delay'd to ftrike, &V. Par. Lnfl, B. II. v. 490. As Shakefpear did not ftudy verjifieaiim, fo much as thefe poett... | |
 | Several Hands - 1782 - 586 trang
...decent ilcps a filver wand fDire was the tofiing, deep the groans; DESPAIR Tended the fick, bufiell from couch to couch ; And over them triumphant Death his dart Shook, but delay'd to Itiike J. From his flsck hind the garland, wrcath'd for Eve, Down dropt, and all the faded rofes (hed... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - 1782 - 588 trang
...decent fteps a filver wand f. Dire was the tolling, deep the groans; DFJPAIR Tended the fick, buGeft from couch to couch ; And over them triumphant Death his dart Shook, but delay'd to ltiike|. From his flack hand the garland, wreath'd for Eve, Down dropt, and all the faded rofes Ihed... | |
 | David Hume - 1788 - 600 trang
...and wide-wailing peftilence. Dire was the tofling, deep the groans : DESPAIR Tended the fick, buficft from couch to couch. And over them triumphant DEATH his dart Shook ; but delayM to ftrike, tho' oft invok'd \Vith vows, as their chief good and final hope. I i 3 The The diforders... | |
 | Philip Neve - 1789 - 164 trang
...be illustrated by a paufe, Dire was the toffing, deep the groans, Defpair Tended the fick, bufieft from couch to couch ; And over them triumphant Death his dart Shook~ but delay'd to ftrike. ' or by an accent, Gambol'd before them ; th' wmvieldy elephant, or by a burthen of the verfe,... | |
 | John Milton - 1795 - 282 trang
...pining atrophy, Marasmus, and wide-wasting pestilence, Dropsies, and asthmas, and joint-racking rheums. Dire was the tossing, deep the groans ; Despair Tended the sick busiest from couch to couch ; 49* And over them triumphant Death his dart Shook, but delay' d to strike, though oft invok'd With... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 740 trang
...afthmas, and joint racking rheums. Dire was the tolling, deep the groans ; Defpair Tended the fick bufieft from couch to couch ; And over them triumphant Death his dart Shook, but delay'd to ftrike, though oft invok'd With vows, as their chief good, and final hope. Sight fo deform, what heart... | |
 | John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 trang
...pining atrophy, Marasmus, and wide-wasting pestilence, Dropsies, and asthmas, and joint-racking rheums. Dire was the tossing, deep the groans ; Despair Tended...to couch ; And over them triumphant Death his dart 491 Shook, but delay'd to strike, though oft iavok'd With vows, as their chief good and final hope.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1797 - 384 trang
...decent fteps a filver wand." " Dire was the tofling, deep the groans ; Defpair Tended the fick, buiieft from couch to couch ; And over them triumphant Death his dart Shook, but delay'd to ftrike." " From his flack hand the garland, wreath'd for Eve, Down dropt, and all the faded rofes med... | |
 | 1811 - 578 trang
...felt bv both the patients and the medical staff in that disastrous cam paign, where " '*-< — — — Despair Tended the sick, busiest from couch to couch, And over them triumphant death his dart Shook, nor delay'd to strike." The officers were quartered in billets at such a distance from Ute general... | |
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